Hartwell Carson, the French Broad Riverkeeper, will lead a full moon paddle trip with the WNC Alliance Friday night on the French Broad River.

Join the Western North Carolina Alliance starting at 6 p.m. Friday for an alluring, and potentially ghoulish, nighttime paddle down the French Broad River.

The trip will take place under the third-to-last full moon of the year, also called the Full Hunter's Moon or Travel Moon. Costumes are optional for is moonlit journey led by French Broad Riverkeeper Hartwell Carson.

Paddlers will gather at Jean Webb Park, 30 Riverside Drive, and start at 6:15 p.m. Sunset will be at 6:51 p.m. The evening will end with wine (for those 21 and older) and cheese. Fee is $20 for WNCA members with their own boats and gear, $30 for members without gear, $45/$45 for non-WNCA members.